The Influence of the Regional and Income Classification Variation on the Background Parameters of Peace Index Score
Keywords:
Peace Index Score, Geographic Regions, Population Percentage, Population Densities, Income CategoryAbstract
The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) annually releases the Global Peace Index Score (PIS) for 163 countries spanning diverse geographic regions and varying income categories. The present study delves into the distribution patterns of three underlying indices comprising the PIS: (i) ongoing domestic and international conflict domain (DODNIC); (ii) social safety and security domain (DSSNS) and (iii) militarisation domain (DM) over five geographic region and four income categories of all 163 countries. The study meticulously examines the inter correlations and various descriptive statistics pertaining to the three foundational index scores. Furthermore, it draws insightful comparisons with factors such as population percentage and population densities across the countries under scrutiny. In its final phase, the study rigorously tests the impact of categorical variables like country region and income category on the interplay of the three background index scores within the Global Peace Index (PIS) framework. Employing the robust linear regression technique, the study compellingly concludes that while the country region indeed emerges as a significant determinant, income category, intriguingly, remains statistically insignificant in influencing peace scores.
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